bluff – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of bluff

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to bluff sb out
Participle: bluffed sb out
Gerund: bluffing sb out

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of bluff

Indicative

Present

Ibluff sb out
youbluff sb out
he;she;itbluffs sb out
webluff sb out
youbluff sb out
theybluff sb out

Perfect

Ihave bluffed sb out
youhave bluffed sb out
he;she;ithas bluffed sb out
wehave bluffed sb out
youhave bluffed sb out
theyhave bluffed sb out

Past

Ibluffed sb out
youbluffed sb out
he;she;itbluffed sb out
webluffed sb out
youbluffed sb out
theybluffed sb out

Pluperfect

Ihad bluffed sb out
youhad bluffed sb out
he;she;ithad bluffed sb out
wehad bluffed sb out
youhad bluffed sb out
theyhad bluffed sb out

Future

Iwill bluff sb out
youwill bluff sb out
he;she;itwill bluff sb out
wewill bluff sb out
youwill bluff sb out
theywill bluff sb out

Future Perfect

Iwill have bluffed sb out
youwill have bluffed sb out
he;she;itwill have bluffed sb out
wewill have bluffed sb out
youwill have bluffed sb out
theywill have bluffed sb out

Subjunctive

Present

Ibluff sb out
youbluff sb out
he;she;itbluff sb out
webluff sb out
youbluff sb out
theybluff sb out

Perfect

Ihave bluffed sb out
youhave bluffed sb out
he;she;ithave bluffed sb out
wehave bluffed sb out
youhave bluffed sb out
theyhave bluffed sb out

Imperfect

Ibluffed sb out
youbluffed sb out
he;she;itbluffed sb out
webluffed sb out
youbluffed sb out
theybluffed sb out

Pluperfect

Ihad bluffed sb out
youhad bluffed sb out
he;she;ithad bluffed sb out
wehad bluffed sb out
youhad bluffed sb out
theyhad bluffed sb out

Conditional

Present

Iwould bluff sb out
youwould bluff sb out
he;she;itwould bluff sb out
wewould bluff sb out
youwould bluff sb out
theywould bluff sb out

Perfect

Iwould have bluffed sb out
youwould have bluffed sb out
he;she;itwould have bluffed sb out
wewould have bluffed sb out
youwould have bluffed sb out
theywould have bluffed sb out

Imperative

youbluff sb out
weLet's bluff sb out
youbluff sb out

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam bluffing sb out
youare bluffing sb out
he;she;itis bluffing sb out
weare bluffing sb out
youare bluffing sb out
theyare bluffing sb out

Perfect

Ihave been bluffing sb out
youhave been bluffing sb out
he;she;ithas been bluffing sb out
wehave been bluffing sb out
youhave been bluffing sb out
theyhave been bluffing sb out

Past

Iwas bluffing sb out
youwere bluffing sb out
he;she;itwas bluffing sb out
wewere bluffing sb out
youwere bluffing sb out
theywere bluffing sb out

Pluperfect

Ihad been bluffing sb out
youhad been bluffing sb out
he;she;ithad been bluffing sb out
wehad been bluffing sb out
youhad been bluffing sb out
theyhad been bluffing sb out

Future

Iwill be bluffing sb out
youwill be bluffing sb out
he;she;itwill be bluffing sb out
wewill be bluffing sb out
youwill be bluffing sb out
theywill be bluffing sb out

Future Perfect

Iwill have been bluffing sb out
youwill have been bluffing sb out
he;she;itwill have been bluffing sb out
wewill have been bluffing sb out
youwill have been bluffing sb out
theywill have been bluffing sb out

Conditional

Present

Iwould be bluffing sb out
youwould be bluffing sb out
he;she;itwould be bluffing sb out
wewould be bluffing sb out
youwould be bluffing sb out
theywould be bluffing sb out

Perfect

Iwould have been bluffing sb out
youwould have been bluffing sb out
he;she;itwould have been bluffing sb out
wewould have been bluffing sb out
youwould have been bluffing sb out
theywould have been bluffing sb out

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'bluff'

abandon, abduct, abear, aberr, abject, abord, abort, abound, abraid, abray, abrook, abscind, abscond, absist, absorb, abstain, abstract, accend, accent, accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'bluff'

buff, fluff, luff, pluff, sluff, baff, bauf, bepuff, biff, blub,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

deceive
feint, fool, mislead, trick, defraud
feign
pretend, fake, sham, dissemble, lie

Antonyms

deceive
undeceive, enlighten, counsel, disabuse

Additional Information

Etymology

1. 1839, Amer.Eng., poker term, perhaps from Du. bluffen "to brag, boast," or verbluffen "to baffle, mislead." An identical word meant "blindfold, hoodwink" in 1674, but the sense evolution and connection are unclear. OED calls it, "one of the numerous cant terms ... which arose between the Restoration and the reign of Queen Anne."
2. Probably from Dutch bluffen (“to brag”), from Middle Dutch bluffen (“to make something swell; to bluff”); or from the Dutch noun bluf (“bragging”). Related to German verblüffen (“to stump, perplex”). See: Dutch 'bluffen', German, old spelling 'verblüffen'.

Verbs referencing "bluff"

Spanish blofear, French bluffer, Italian bluffare, Swedish bluffa, Dutch bluffen, German, old spelling bluffen, Norwegian bløffe, Norwegian, nynorsk bløffe.

Sample Sentences

  • John bluffed by betting without even a pair.
  • The government claims it will call an election if this bill does not pass. Is it truly ready to do so, or is it bluffing?
  • We bluffed our way past the guards.
  • Vinod, you want to bluff the doctor, your mother, father, uncle, auntie, CMPB all that I don't care. But you cannot bluff me. [1993, Haresh Sharma, Off Centre, Ethos Books, →ISBN, Act 3, scene I, page 86, lines 1–4:]